boat trailer advice

 hey guys, looking for some info regarding buying a new boat trailer.

i am currently doing up a 3.8m dinghy to become a squiding/breaming boat, but i am looking at starting new with the trailer as the old one is too far gone.

just wondering if u guys have any reviews/recomendations to any trailer companies.

any info would be much appreciated

Thanks 

Nathan 


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 How far gone is the trailer

Wed, 2016-06-15 09:45

 How far gone is the trailer Nathan? Sometimes easier and cheaper to do a rebuild. Pm me some pics and I'll give you some advice. 

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 nah mate the trailer is

Wed, 2016-06-15 13:18

 nah mate the trailer is rooted,

i've already looked through it and priced everything that i would need and it would only be a couple of hundred cheaper than a new dunbier trailer. i would also feel more comfortable traveling distances with a new trailer

thanks anyway sea-kem

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 No probs, I guess my point

Wed, 2016-06-15 13:59

 No probs, I guess my point was you could use the existing licence to build your own new custom trailer a lot cheaper than buying from somewhere liek Dunbier. Anyway good luck with it.

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 You referbing trailers?

Wed, 2016-06-15 14:30

 You referbing trailers?

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 Yeah can do mate. 

Thu, 2016-06-16 04:50

 Yeah can do mate. 

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dunbier for what you want

Wed, 2016-06-15 13:21

dunbier for what you want buddy

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Dunbier

Wed, 2016-06-15 13:41

I had a dunbier for my dinghy - light's were shocking from day 1. Went back to the dealer a few times but gave up in the end and got some led lights. Had no dramas after that but the trailer was brilliant. Followed my car through a lot of stuff; beach, gravel roads, offroad beach tracks, etc. had no drama's in the 5 years that I owned it.

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Tezza's trailers. I had one

Wed, 2016-06-15 13:41

Tezza's trailers. I had one built for my 6.5 Assassin. Good price solid build. http://www.tezzastrailers.com/

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 They look like quality!

Wed, 2016-06-15 18:57

 They look like quality!

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Roadmaster.

Wed, 2016-06-15 14:38

Maybe give Roadmaster a try. They are in Beechboro Road Bayswater. I have a 4.0m tinnie with an original Roadmaster under it that I am doing up.
They have all the DIY bolt together bits you need to assemble a full trailer for a tinnie & put your original VIN tag on it. Shhhhhh.
I think that is all you will be needing for the tinnie.

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 http://seabreezeboating.com/

Wed, 2016-06-15 14:50

 http://seabreezeboating.com/trailers/galvanised-trailers/

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roadmaster

Wed, 2016-06-15 17:15

 Roadmaster built me a trailer with a heavy duty frame and 1000kg single springs utilizing my old drawbar and hitch and my axle and wheels for less than $1500.I regularly tow up to Gnaraloo and Warroora with freezer and swags loaded on.The mudguards are well stuck on and it has a plate to tech screw the number plate on.The lights were well fitted and go underwater.Best money I ever spent It.went straight over the pits with a modern compliance plate.As we all know to come back from the norwest with mudguards and a number plate still attached takes a bit of doing.  

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Tezzas

Wed, 2016-06-15 17:33

 For sure. Solid . All sea channel 

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i just had mine rebuilt at

Wed, 2016-06-15 19:22

i just had mine rebuilt at fremantle Trailers. Very happy with the outcome and great customer service. They sell new trailers as well.  

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 thanks heaps for the info

Wed, 2016-06-15 23:04

 thanks heaps for the info guys, greatly appreciated.

this gives me a couple places to get quotes at now 

thanks again for the info guys 

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 Just got a new Ace Trailer

Thu, 2016-06-16 01:23

 Just got a new Ace Trailer tandem axle for my boat. Though probably more than you require.

Old trailer was a Roadmaster Single Axle thats been good for 21 years. Just wanted to upgrade to a tandem axle trailer. Did find Roadmaster to be quite expensive when i just recently got quotes for the new Tandem Axle Trailer. Especially seeing as they are still Galvanized Box Tube Trailers. They were nearly as much as the Ally I Beam, the one i went for instead.

My old tinnie(410 Salmon) i bought in 2003(that my brother now owns) still is on its original Dubier Trailer. And that things gets loaded up to probably overloaded :-D and then we smash it along behind the 4wd to remote fishing rivers in the NT on some heinous tracks. And its still hasnt missed a beat. only had to replace the springs and axle to more heavier ones to cope with all the gear we were putting in it for the trip!

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 Go see Paul at Freo

Thu, 2016-06-16 18:14

 Go see Paul at Freo trailers. Hes an agent for Dunbier and they also  have the BG trailers.

They occasionally have some secondhand stock come through.